Mendon made a strong start hold up as the Hornets topped Colon, 63-51, Tuesday at home.

Mendon (3-0) outscored the Magi 17-9 in the opening quarter to get the lead. Colon (0-3) closed the gap to 30-23 at halftime. The Hornets increased the margin to 47-38 after three quarters.Four Hornets hit in double-figures led by Marcus Craft and Andy Brueck with 13 points each, while Erik Batten tossed in 12 and Joe Gales added 11.

Also for Mendon, Derek Zagon and Kaleb McCarroll each finished with five and Zach Darmofal added four.

Aaron Balizet notched 17 points to lead the Magi, while Brad Brittingham added 14, including four three-pointers. Also, Anthony Saxman and Tyler Schipper each threw in eight and Chase Morris and Ryan Balizet each had two.

Brueck led the Hornets on the boards with seven rebounds, Craft collected five and Logan Slaughter, Zagon, Batten and Darmofal each had four.

Darmofal also dished seven assists, while Zagon added four.

BC Lakeview 63, Sturgis 45

The Spartans broke open a close game at halftime to get the win over the visiting Trojans.

"Poor coaching, poor shooting, poor decision making," Sturgis coach Keith Kurowski said. "Those three things will lead to a loss every time out."

Lakeview led 16-14 at halftime.

"In the first half, we had the tempo we wanted," Kurowski said. "We played good defense, held them to one shot. We were within striking distance."

Lakeview (2-1 overall, 2-0 SMAC East) took over in the third quarter outscoring the Trojans, 25-11, to push the lead to 41-25 with eight minutes remaining.

"They regained the tempo in the third quarter," Kurowski said. "We were never able to recover."

Sturgis (1-2, 0-2) shot only 32 percent from the floor, including only 2-for-16 from behind the arc.

"We never got clicking offensively, never got into a rhythm all night, it was a 32-minute struggle," Kurowski said. "Credit Lakeview's defense."

Donnie Ernsberger, after 55 points in the first two games, scored a team-high 13, Tyler Polendo finished with nine, Jake Love added eight and Isaac Cloward had seven.

Sturgis will look to bounce back Friday at Marshall.

"We need improved shooting and ball-handling," Kurowski said.

Three Rivers 58, Comstock 33

The Wildcats picked up their first win of the season with a home win over the Colts in a Wolverine cross-divisional game.

"I can't tell you how good it feels," Mike Carhart said of his first career win at the helm of Three Rivers.

Page 2 of 2 - After an even opening quarter that saw Comstock (1-2) hold a 9-7 edge, Three Rivers (1-2) took control. The Wildcats led 21-15 at halftime and 37-20 after three quarters.

"We played rushed coming out of the locker room," Carhart said. "We really slowed down the offense, showed some patience and knocked down some shots."

A defensive change also played a key.

"We switched to a zone, the kids were more familiar with a zone, since that's what they ran last year," Carhart said. "They played great on the perimeter, had active hands and got some steals. Down low, the guys played strong and things turned around once we started boxing out."

Burr Oak 61, Marshall Academy 38

A strong second half lifted the Bobcats to a 61-38 road win over the Griffins Tuesday.

"We got off to a slow start in the first half," Burr Oak coach Dave Brackett said. "We picked up our defense coming out of the half and out scored them 34-19.

Burr Oak (2-1) led 27-19 at the break.

Kenny Watson led the Bobcats with 17 points, Christian Eckert and Justin Mullins each tossed in 12, James Saylor added eight and Alex Munoz had four.

Lakewood Park 68, Lakeland 38

Lakewood Park held Lakeland to six first quarter points, while scoring 20 and went on to beat the Lakers 68-38 Tuesday night.

After a 36-22 halftime, Lakewood Park outscored the lakers 17-5 in the third quarter to put the game away.

Chandler Mynhier led lakeland with 13 points.

Mitch Herber scored nine, followed by Daemyn Priestley and Spencer Mortola both had five, Todd Knote added four and Marco Olivares scored two.